The statewide toll is close to 2,000; 730 new cases reported Thursday
PORTLAND, Oregon. (KTVZ) – There are seven new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, including the 47th resident of Deschutes County, increasing the state’s death toll to 1,998, the Oregon Health Authority reported on Thursday.
The OHA also reported 730 new confirmed and presumed cases of COVID-19 at 0:01 am on Thursday, bringing the state total to 145,320.
Vaccinations in Oregon
OHA reported on Thursday that 15,173 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations have been added to the state’s immunization registry. Of that total, 11,519 doses were administered on Wednesday and 3,654 on previous days, but entered the vaccine register on Wednesday.
Cumulative daily totals can take several days to complete because providers have 72 hours to report administered doses and technical challenges have caused many providers to delay reporting. OHA has provided technical support to vaccination sites to improve the opportunity for their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).
Oregon has administered a cumulative total of 486,861 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 706,575 doses of the vaccine have been delivered to locations in Oregon.
These data are preliminary and are subject to change. OHA panels provide regularly updated vaccination data, and the Oregon panel was updated on Thursday.
The St. Charles Health System reported 22,516 COVID-19 vaccinations given on Thursday.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations
The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across Oregon is 261, five fewer than on Wednesday. There are 58 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, five fewer than on Wednesday.
The total number of patients in hospital beds can fluctuate between reporting times. The figures do not reflect hospitalizations per day, nor the length of stay. Personnel limitations are not captured in this data and can further limit the capacity of beds.
More information about the hospital’s capacity can be found here.
St. Charles Bend reported 11 patients with COVID-19 by 4 am Thursday, two of whom were in the ICU, both on ventilators.
COVID-19 variant tracking
OHA is now reporting the number of people in Oregon with confirmed variant strains of the COVID-19 virus on Oregon’s COVID-19 update panel. New cases of variants will be reported through this panel from Monday to Friday.
New variants of SARS-CoV-2 were documented in the United States and around the world during this pandemic, and information about the characteristics of these variants is rapidly emerging.
Viruses constantly change through mutations, and new variants of a virus must occur over time. Most variants do not change the behavior of the virus and many disappear.
OHA continues to monitor the variants being identified and will provide updates.
Cases and deaths
The new confirmed and presumed COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday are in the following counties: Baker (3), Benton (32), Clackamas (48), Columbia (6), Coos (16), Curry (1), Deschutes (17), Douglas (23), Harney (4), Hood River (2), Jackson (47), Jefferson (13), Josephine (19), Klamath (7), Lake (7), Lane (67), Lincoln (6), Linn (14), Malheur (1), Marion (75), Multnomah (141), Polk (7), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (55), Union (6), Wallowa (5), Wasco (4), Washington (85) and Yamhill (17).
COVID-19’s death in Oregon in 1999 was an 86-year-old man in Baker County who became symptomatic on January 20 after contact with a confirmed case and died on January 30 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center. He had no underlying conditions.
The death of a COVID-19 in Oregon in 1,993 was a 78-year-old man in Deschutes County, whose test was positive on January 14 and died on January 31 in St. Charles Bend. He had underlying conditions.
COVID-19’s death in Oregon in 1,994 was a 77-year-old man in Jackson County, whose test was positive on January 25 and died on February 2 at the Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
The death of COVID-19 in Oregon 1995 was a 77-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on December 31 and died on February 2 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.
COVID-19’s death in Oregon in 1999 was a 91-year-old woman in Marion County, whose test was positive on January 30 and died on February 2 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.
COVID-19’s death in Oregon 1,997 was a 99-year-old woman in Wasco County, who tested positive on January 30 and died on February 1 at St. Charles Bend Hospital. She had underlying conditions.
The death of a COVID-19 in Oregon 1,998 was a 66-year-old man in Coos County, whose test was positive on January 28 and died on February 3 at Bay Area Hospital. He had underlying conditions.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines
To learn more about the status of the COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon, visit our web page, which contains an analysis of the distribution and other useful information.